Derivation and Validation of Claims-Based Operational Definitions for Cardiogenic Shock: Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy and Epidemiologic Surveillance

Derivation and Validation of Claims-Based Operational Definitions for Cardiogenic Shock: Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy and Epidemiologic Surveillance

This review synthesizes evidence on the derivation and validation of a claims-based algorithm for identifying cardiogenic shock (CS), demonstrating its high diagnostic performance and enabling robust large-scale epidemiologic and long-term outcome research.